Health

There’s been no rush on Baltimore emergency rooms, but the real concern is what happens next.

The outpatient center at Johns Hopkins will be given a name in honor of Dr. Levi Watkins Jr., as part of the institution's latest efforts to honor exceptional Black leaders.

Canceled events, emergency messages and mask-clad pedestrians harked back on Thursday to the frenzy of uncertainty in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

The air quality in Baltimore is worse Thursday morning than it was Wednesday. It is “very dangerous” or “hazardous” depending on where you are in the region.

The Baltimore area is under a code red air quality warning. Here’s how to stay safe.

In response to a court challenge of the approval of mifepristone, the state government bought thousands of doses in an emergency purchase that was approved Wednesday.

A massive drug shortage has left people calling around pharmacies to get prescription filled, settling for half dosages or going without needed medications.

The hazy conditions have created air quality concerns in the Baltimore region.

Measles is particularly concerning because the virus can hang in the air for two hours after someone sneezes or coughs.

A pop-up clinic in Northeast Baltimore will offer free medical and dental services June 10-11, starting at 6 a.m.

Nonprofit hospitals can put into place a stopgap measure to help cover care for people ineligible for health insurance, such as those without documentation, say people familiar with a Johns Hopkins program that serves uninsured East Baltimore residents.

The Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine will bring together neuroscientists, clinical researchers and substance use specialists to research the causes and treatment of addiction.

Three University of Maryland Medical Center clinicians say they are committed to ensuring access to abortion as health care in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

Amy Shlossman takes over as president and chief operating officer of Sinai Hospital in North Baltimore this summer.

Attorneys say state officials have “illegally and unconstitutionally” housed foster children in hospitals and restrictive institutions beyond medical necessity.

A giant billboard off I-83 in Baltimore aims to push the public to be tested for gonorrhea and other STIs that have been on the rise.

Parents, schools and health care providers are vital in helping teens through today’s unprecedented mental health challenges, says Dr. Harsh K. Trivedi, president and chief executive officer of Sheppard Pratt.

A new study by an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University finds a key factor attracts mosquitos to some people over others: body odor.

U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger wants Congress to approve a clean debt ceiling increase and he opposes Republican budget proposals that he says would cut funding for programs vital to Marylanders.

Many people say they’re getting back-to-back illnesses this spring. Why is this happening, and when will it end?